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Total Citations
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About
Michel F. de Mathelin is a distinguished researcher whose work spans robust control of robotic systems, visual servoing, and medical robotics, with particular emphasis on advancing precision and autonomy in surgical applications. His highly cited 1999 survey on robust control of robot manipulators (286 citations) established him as an authoritative voice in the field, providing a comprehensive framework for understanding actuator dynamics, joint flexibility, and control algorithm design that continues to serve as a foundational reference. De Mathelin's most transformative contributions lie at the intersection of robotics and minimally invasive surgery. His development of visual servoing systems for robotized laparoscopic surgery (209 citations) demonstrated how autonomous instrument positioning could be achieved reliably in clinical environments. Building on this, his pioneering work on beating heart tracking using 500 Hz visual servoing and model predictive control broke new ground in off-pump cardiac surgery, enabling real-time compensation for complex cardiac motion. He further addressed the challenge of respiratory organ motion during teleoperated laparoscopic procedures, developing predictive control strategies to reduce the burden on surgeons. Collectively, his research portfolio reflects a coherent vision: making robotic surgery safer, more autonomous, and more precise. With hundreds of citations across robotics and medical engineering communities, de Mathelin's work has had lasting influence on how researchers and clinicians approach robot-assisted intervention.
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Top Papers
- 1Robust control of robot manipulators: A survey286 citations · 1999
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- 4Visual servoing of a 6-DOF manipulator for unknown 3-d profile following61 citations · 2002
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- 9BEATING HEART TRACKING IN ROBOTIC SURGERY USING 500 HZ VISUAL SERVOING12 citations · 2004
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